Elephant & Castle Hotel — Restaurant in Adelaide

Im neither regular drinker nor gambler, but i went into the Elephant and Castle on Melbourne Cup day, 14 hrs before US election day, i was wondering if i could place a last minute Bet on the US election, having followed it all very carefully, i had an opinion as to the outcome. Ben Francis behind the counter was flat out with the Melbourne Cup and the place seemed Chaotic. Nevertheless he came out put me on a computer and found the election tables. I put $80 for Trump to Lose; & end up with between 210 - 239 electoral college votes. Being a novice i pocketed the betting card and lost the betting slip. What a nuisance i was, went back to Ben who made notes from computer photographed docket and told me to come back in 3 hrs whereby he rang headquarters in Sydney, blocked the lost slip and gave me a reference number. Trump got 232 college votes i won $640 But im still amazed at bens handling of the situation under intense pressure all with a smile and not so much as a...

Atmosphere was nice, very lively, everything about the place screamed elephant like the name and very rustic vibes which I’m happy with. The service was absolutely fantastic, I want to point out a worker called Louise who was so bubbly and just down right chatty which is a pleasant plus for me as most staff just want to get on with their day. The food was all very well done and just absolute spot on with the amount of seasonings, most of the time Oysters are very meh for me but these killpatrick ones are to die for, just the right amount of everything. We all had Steak expect my partner who had Squid which was perfectly cooked and crispy. Filet Mignon was what three of us had which turned out all perfectly medium rare with very heavy sides and gravy ( i.e a lot of it) Everything came out beautifully as well as reasonably timed, we got free bread for our table. 10/10 recommend especially for my first time. My partner who doesn’t like oysters would recommend their...

Ordered T-Bone steak chips and salad waited over an hour for it. Other people got served before me who came and ordered after me. The tbone was rare when I ordered medium. I don’t usually like complaining but wasn’t happy wasn’t impressed when you pay good money to go out and have a nice meal with family visiting! Very unpleasant experience. Had to get the tbone cooked again the chef said what do you want us to do if you want a new one you’ll be waiting a lot longer. Very rude. Garvey was watery and tasteless. Wouldn’t recommend to my dog. Chef cooked the same tea one that I already cut which is against the law to do. What topped it off they sent a big guy out who may have looked intimidating to others out to give this meal. Overloaded the plate with chips and lettuce tomato wasn’t fresh plus then over cooked the meat plus never got mushroom Garvey like I asked for. Not very...